I loathe this debate. At the end of the day, what we have (in my state anyway) is a law that says all non-smokers may go to whatever establishment they please and not have to catch a single whiff of tobacco, and all smokers can freeze their arses off (in the winter) outside should they want to indulge, or they can just stay home. It seems a bit lopsided to me, but then again, I never bought into all the second-hand smoke propoganda and hysteria. While I'm not suggesting that second-hand smoke is good for you, I think its harmful effects have been seriously and deliberately overstated to further an agenda. It worked.
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